Greenscents (organic dishwasher powder in paper bags)

Millions of people these days use dishwashers, and yet most dishwasher powders are full of toxic ingredients, and so-called ‘biodegradable pouches’ usually aren’t, due to containing PLA (a plastic).

Greenscents Dishwasher Powder is an organic alternative sold in a brown paper bag (you can remove and recycle the plastic seal separately. It uses a blend of natural botanicals and probiotics for powerful cleaning. It’s free from palm oil, vegan and not tested on animals.

• Remove food waste from dishes, and stack dishwasher as usual. Then add 1 heaped teaspoon of powder to the soap dispenser, and close the compartment. Run on preferred cycle. One pouch should last 30 washes.
• For hard water areas, fill the rinse aid compartment with cleaning vinegar (no need to add dishwasher salt which has environmental impacts) to prevent limescale build-up.
• Due to the natural formulation, performance may depend on your machine, cycle type or water hardness. Email the company who is happy to help, with any queries on eco settings etc.

• Use unscented products for pregnancy/nursing, baby and pet bowls. Citrus oils in particular are toxic to pets (even if rinsed and dried, residue could be licked from paws). 
• Replace chlorine bleach with natural oxygen bleach to remove tea/coffee cup stains. never mix any kind of bleach with acid (lemon or cleaning vinegar) as it causes toxic gas.
• Don’t pour plant-based liqueurs down the drain. They should be treated like oil (wrap and bin small amounts or use an oil recycling bin for larger amounts. Or better yet, just drink them up!

You can recycle empty toxic cleaning bottles at kerbside (for bottles with product, dispose of at your council’s hazardous waste department).